Veterans’ Career Development Fund
Under this programme, the Trust will award grants on behalf of the Office for Veterans’ Affairs, to projects that will enable Veterans and their families to enter stable long-term employment, by delivering qualifications and training.
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Summary
Under this programme, we will look to make fund projects that can deliver sustainable change.
Your project should be: aspirational, inclusive and collaborative. Projects should support Veterans who face challenges in the wider labour market and enable them to gain formal qualifications.
Grants of up to £70,000 are available for projects of up to two years.
Where an organisation is bidding for multiple schemes, each scheme should be separately costed, but combined as a single application not exceeding £70K.
We will only award one grant per organisation. You can include more than one area of delivery within your application.
Eligibility
We invite applications from: UK Universities, UK registered charities and UK registered CICs. There is more detailed information about eligibility in the programme guidelines.
Objectives
This programme will support projects that will enable Veterans and their families to enter stable long-term employment, by delivering qualifications and training.
Projects should support Veterans who face challenges in the wider labour market and enable them to gain formal qualifications. Projects should also be able to deliver sustainable change.
Dates
The closing date for applications is 5pm on 8 January 2024.
If your application is submitted by the deadline, you will receive a decision before the end of March 2024.
How to apply
Applications can be made via the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust’s grants portal, available via their website:
https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/veterans-career-development-fund/
Supporting information
Programme guidance and FAQs are available to download from our website:https://covenantfund.org.uk/programme/veterans-career-development-fund/